Bottega Veneta: Jacob Elordi Stars in Duane Michals Short Film
Since 2024, Australian actor Jacob Elordi has been a brand ambassador for Bottega Veneta. He features in the house’s “What Are Dreams” project, a short film and photographic series created by U.S. artist Duane Michals.
The project was [translate:«Снят в черно-белом цвете в доме Михалса в Нью-Йорке»] and reflects Michals’s fascination with Surrealism. It delves into themes of the unconscious, imagination, and the uncanny, according to the brand.
Elordi recites the poem "What Are Dreams," which was written by Michals, born in 1932, and initially published in 2001 in his photobook, [translate:«Вопросы без ответов»]. The poem inspires the project’s title and captures the feeling of [translate:«полуночных фильмов разума... в которых вещи кажутся знакомыми, но не совсем такими же»].
The accompanying 12-photo series presents Elordi in mysterious, poetic environments that echo the visual style Michals has been known for since the 1960s. Some imagery references Surrealist artists Michals admires, especially Giorgio de Chirico and René Magritte.
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Summary: Jacob Elordi embodies Bottega Veneta’s Surrealist-inspired project by starring in a poetic black-and-white short film and photographic series created by Duane Michals.
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